Graduation from Tuskegee Institute
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1949
MediumPhotography; photomechanical print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 13/16 x 3 11/16in. (7.1 x 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (10 x 11.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (10 x 11.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Brenda Mitchell-Powell
DescriptionFive young men wearing graduation caps and gowns pose on a lawn in front of buildings. Trees and other graduates are visible in the background.
Object number2012.236.8
InscribedRecto, top, written in blue ink: "PICTURE WAS MADE MAY 15 1949 DAY WE / FINISH"Bottom, written in blue ink: "L To R. C. CROSS, C. CLIFFORD, M. MARSHALL, / O. LAMB FRONT- C. CROMATICE"
Verso, top, written in pencil: "Graduation from / Tuskegee Institute / May 15, 1949"
Center, written in pencil: "Picture sent to / Brenda Mitchell-Powell, / daughter of Clifford / Mitchell, Jr., in December / 2009, by Tuskegee / classmate J. Odell Lamb"
NotesSubject Note: Clifford Mitchell was born in Alabama and attended Tuskegee Institute before moving to Hartford to study at the Hartford Art School.
Collections
- Clifford Mitchell: Architect, Artist, and Teacher
On View
Not on view
The Collotype Co.
early 20th century
